Posted on September 25, 2019
A line of classic cars prepares to parade through the nearby village of Nouic

Posted in response to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Cars
Category: Uncategorized Tagged: Cars, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Classic cars, Nouic
Posted on September 17, 2019
While I was working – and, obviously, getting paid far too much – in the parallel universe that is investment banking, I built up a nice little collection of Mont Blanc writing instruments. Although nowadays I only use the Rollerball (second from bottom) on a regular basis, I do occasionally break out that fantastic Meisterstück fountain pen (top of the image) and write like people used to.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Pens
Category: Uncategorized Tagged: Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, collecting, fountain pens, Mont Blanc, Pens
Posted on September 11, 2019
Sheets of hand-made paper hanging to dry at the Moulin du Got, where paper is still made using traditional methods.

Posted in response to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge with the theme of ‘Paper’
Category: Abstract Tagged: Abstract, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Moulin du Got, Paper
Posted on September 4, 2019
Why pay more?

Posted in response to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge with the theme of ‘Fashion’
Category: Uncategorized Tagged: Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, clothes, Fashion, Humour
Posted on August 28, 2019
The very photogenic nearby village of St-Germain-de-Confolens is dominated by the old chateau that towers over it. If you can manage the hike up to the top, the views are very worthwhile.

Posted in response to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Roofs
Category: Landscape Tagged: Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, River Vienne, Roofs, St-Germain-de-Confolens
Posted on August 14, 2019
There’s an abstract, almost painterly feel to this image of trees reflected in a nearby pond:

Posted in response to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Trees
Category: Abstract, Landscape Tagged: Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Reflections, Trees, Water
Posted on August 7, 2019
Part of the extensive formal gardens at Chateau Villandry:

Posted is response to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge with the theme of ‘gardens’
Category: Composition, Landscape Tagged: Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, fountain, garden, Villandry
Posted on July 31, 2019
Instructions:

Category: Composition Tagged: Animals, Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Horses, Perspective, Pompadour
Posted on July 24, 2019
I saw this group of flamingos on the water in a wildlife park. The isolated bird seems to be haranguing the rest of the group, who are taking not a blind bit of notice.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Water
Category: Uncategorized Tagged: Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Flamingoes, Funny, Water
Posted on July 19, 2019
This grasshopper must have got blown off course, as it finds itself in the middle of an orange poppy in our garden.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Close-up of flowers
Category: Flowers Tagged: Cee's Fun Foto Challenge, Close-up, Flowers, Grasshopper, Orange poppy